BOSTON (AP) — Alexi Ogando can earn up to $1.5 million bonuses under his contract with the Boston Red Sox.
Ogando agreed Friday to a one-year deal that guarantees him $1.5 million. The 31- year-old right-hander was 2- 3 with a 6.84 ERA in 27 relief appearances for Texas last season, when the former All- Star didn’t pitch after June 3 because of inflammation in his right elbow.
His deal calls for $1 million in roster bonuses: $500,000 for one day on the active 25-man roster and $125,000 each for 100, 120, 135 and 150 days,
He also could earn $125,000 each for five, seven and 10 starts; $150,000 apiece for 12 and 15; and $200,000 for 17 and 20. And he could make $125,000 apiece for 35, 45, 50 and 60 games as a pitcher.
His total performance and roster bonuses are capped at $1.5 million.
Ogando made his major league debut in 2010 with Texas and was an AL All- Star the next season. He pitched five years for Texas, alternating seasons as a starter and a reliever.
Ogando pitched in relief 18 times for Texas in the postseason in 2010-11, going 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA.
Red Sox free agent signings
BOSTON (7) — Re-signed Koji Uehara, rhp, to an $18 million, two-year contract; signed Pablo Sandoval, 3b, San Francisco, to a $95 million, five-year contract; signed Hanley Ramirez, lf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to an $88 million, four-year contract; signed Justin Masterson, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Craig Breslow, lhp, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Felipe Paulino, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract; signed Humberto Quintero, c, Seattle, to a minor league contract.
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